The Portland daily press., 1887-06-20
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY.

ANDhO5COdGIN COUNTY.
.. The city government Of Auburn have re-
fused to establish a liquor agency; but a
liquor agent has been appointed.
A large number Of the Grand Army boys Of
Burnside Post, Of Auburn, have decided to
accept the invitation extended by Prescott
Post OF Providence, X. L., to visit them on
the glorious Fourth. and be present at the
OF the statue Of General Burnside. Burn
side Post will leave Auburn Sunday before
the Fourth on the Pullman. In Boston they
VIII be received and escorted across the city
by the celebrated John Andrews Post Of that
city. who will accompany the Auburn Boys
In Blue TO providence. Tuesday Burnside
Post Will be entertained by an excursion
down the bay and Rhode Island clam bake.
prescott Post OF Providence, II will be re-
membered. visited their comrades in Auburn
three years ago.
The employees Of the Barker mill in Lewis
ton will have q half holiday Saturday during
the summer months. The remaining nine
months the hour Of stopping will be half-past
nye, except on Saturday, when the mill will
ring out at a quarter Of five. The time Is to
be made up by early starting.
Lewiston will celebrate the Fourth. A
balloon Is to go up. and there win be parades,
fantasies and fireworks.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The selectmen of Castine have called q
special meeting Of the town for Wednesday,
June I'D, to see what SUM Castine will raise
for the railroad.
The Mt. Desert Herald says an appropria-
ton for lighthouse on Crabtree's Ledge,
Frenchman,s Bay, was made a long time ago,
but the lighthouse board are very dilatory
about issuing the advertisement for bids.
The Herald thinks that this Is an important
place, and the lighthouse should have been
completed IN time to give the summer travel
10 Mount Desert the benefit Of it during the
present season.
j. +. Weber, of Brooksville, mate Of the
lumber laden schooner, Phoebe Ann, lying al
Quincy Point, Thursday, was knocked over
board by the main boom and drowned. while
on Cape Ann, during the gale Of Tuesday
morning
KNOX COUNTY.
The owners of the fine four-masted schooner
King Philip are to build another four-master
at Camden on the same model, but of a ton
mage OF about 2,4O0, this being about 600
greater than that of the King Philip. She
VIII De splendid representative Of Maine
built vessels and will be commanded BY a
brother OF Captain Phillips, the present COM
mander Of the King Philip. She is to be
constructed at once and when completed will
be one OF the largest, il not the largest,
schooner ahoat.
The law term Of the Supreme Judicial
Court will convene in Bangor next Tuesday,
with Chief Justice Peters presiding. The
docket for the term Is large one and many
important cases will Gomez up. Among them
are those Of Edmund f. Webb VS.. Frasier
Gilman, which was transferred from the
kennebec court TO this court for argument;
Charles B. Hazeltine ct al, in equity, VS..
Abbie F. NoSe. and State Of Maine VS.. Mar
tina NJ. Crockett, for murder.
Mr.. Geo. II. Cleveland has launched into
Megunticook lake, Camden, his little pleasure
steamer, the Tit-Willow.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Within the fire districts Of Dover and Fox
croft there are $40 tenementS and dwellings,
just equally divided between the two villages.
"a fatal accident Is reported from the Cana
dian Pacific William Nesbeth OF Kirkneld.
Ontario, arrived at the line Of the road near
Brownville from his home last tuesday and
went 20 work. Thursday morning ne Was
kicked by a horse and 50 badly injured that
he died Friday morning.
sAGApAnoc COUNTY.
Two rae collectors have been cheating the
people In Bath by using scales that have been
liked % show no greater weight than four
pounds.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Rev. Mr.. Wiswell Of Norway has been en-
gagged TO supply the pulpit Of the Island Ave
nue. Congregational church at Skowhegan for
the next year.